Was watching Woodstock: Directors Cut and Hendrix...

Clockworkmike said:
Was bored this evening and turned on Woodstock: Directors Cut on HBOMax. As it got towards the end, of course you have the immortal Jimi Hendrix closing out the concert ( which is by miles, the best part) and I was noticing a few things.

First off, for people my age and far younger, we all know the name Hendrix instantly, even if a lot of people never really listened to him. But for those who actually DO listen to his music, it's clear why he's held in the highest regard if not THE highest. You watch Woodstock for example and there's not a single act over those 3 days that were even in the same area code of that guy as far as talent. Mountain were obviously fantastic rockers, as were The Who, Ten Years After and even Canned Heat brought the goods, but Hendrix was on another plane entirely. While his rendition of " The Star Spangled Banner" is the stuff of lore, his version of Voodoo Chile was the birthplace of what we now recognize as metal guitar as far as Im concerned, rather you want to accept that or not

But that brings me to my biggest point: i was noticing the crowd and its nearly empty. According to the stories, 2 different thunderstorms over the 3 days screwed up the schedule times for the performers and by the time Jimi closed out the festival, most folks already shagged it back home.

I honestly wonder if the attendees who bailed before it was all over; wake up every single day of their lives, climb out of bed and plant one of their own feet directly into their asses for such a stupid decision. Seriously, it was one if not THE most significant performances in music history and if I were given a chance to go back to any one place in time? Id probably toss this into the ring for me personally.

Lastly, my daughter asked me " Why do you say he was the best?" as I was watching the movie and it stumped me for a second. I think if i were to explain WHY he was so great? Its like Chuck Yeager showing mankind that humans couldn't be limited in speed by the Sound Barrier. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin showing that footprints wouldnt be restricted to just Earth. Albert Einstein proving that mankind could control the energy of the unseen Atom.

Hendrix showed aspiring guitar players that there wasn't this invisible wall that we couldn't pass beyond. That you could take it to unprecedented heights and unknown territories: that even the sky isn't the limit.

That's why he'll always be the best to me.

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Yeah his set started at 9 in the morning when the sun was coming up the reddish sky made it even more bad ass .
 
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froman5150 said:
Ahh back in the day , good times though man , made a little money, started a riot , the things ya can tell your kids when they think you are an old fudd just to make them poop themselves lmao.
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Lmao pretty insane stories in a relatively short amount of time, especially being all minors minus Jay. Most people would honestly probably just blow you off as a bullshitting liar if you told everything but who could make up some of that stuff? Unfortunately, no great stories about groupies or doing rails off of strippers, just lots of violence it seemed and getting ripped off lol
 
Clockworkmike said:
Lmao pretty insane stories in a relatively short amount of time, especially being all minors minus Jay. Most people would honestly probably just blow you off as a bull:poo:ting liar if you told everything but who could make up some of that stuff? Unfortunately, no great stories about groupies or doing rails off of strippers, just lots of violence it seemed and getting ripped off lol
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well there was the bar fly at the bar at noone with her baby on the pool table trying to seduce the singer
 
froman5150 said:
well there was the bar fly at the bar at noone with her baby on the pool table trying to seduce the singer
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Lol i swear i nearly forgot that. Same pool table that 3 drunk rednecks, namely the one with a trucker hat/glasses/wife beater shirt threw a pool cue across the top and yelled out " If you're gonna play f#cking Seger, play it right or get the f#ck off the stage!!" Because we butchered Night Moves.

I remember we didn't even finish the song and went into Cat Scratch Fever lmao
 
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